NEW YORK — A former Stroock & Stroock & Lavan partner who claimed he was wrongly denied pension benefits because he took his practice to another firm must settle his dispute in arbitration, a New York state court judge has ruled.

Michael Perlis sued in Los Angeles state court on Aug. 5, just two weeks after he jumped to Locke Lord with five other attorneys. Perlis argued that he was entitled to retirement benefits the firm had denied him.

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